Texas Institute OrchestraFest23

Felix Torres, Artistic Director and Conductor
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Artistic Advisor
Stephan Gomez, Assistant Conductor
Sammy Branch, Associate Festival Coordinator
John Toohey, Managing Director

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST!

Wednesday, June 21, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Westcliff Elementary School
4300 Clay Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas

Full scholarships will be awarded to ALL high-school student musicians who apply.  Apply online, no audition required.

CLINICIANS

Molly Baer, Violin, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Deborah Brooks, Cello, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Dennis Bubert, Bass Trombone, Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Bass Chair, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

DJ Cheek, Principal Viola, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Jake Fridkis, Principal Flute, Shirley F. Garvey Chair, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Ivo Ivanov, Violin, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Logan Seith, Percussion and Timpani, Professional orchestral percussionist and educator. Performs regularly with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

Paul Unger, Assistant Principal Bass, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Updated Information and Details click here.

OrchestraFest23 Section and Seating Assignments click here.

Read the Public Announcement click here.

PROGRAM

Felix Torres, Conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G, K. 216, Movement I

Joel Cabral, Violin Soloist -Returning TXIOS Musician

Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, Movement IV

Ary Barroso, Arr. John Wasson, “Aquarela do Brazil”

PRACTICE PARTS CLICK HERE.

SCHEDULE

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Rehearsal: practice parts will be shared online to all who apply.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch provided at no cost to participants.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Sectional Clinics on Technique Building and All-State Orchestra Etudes for Strings

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Snack Break provided at no cost to participants. 

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Performance
Family and friends are welcome, although there may not be a place for them to sit. We are not able to live stream the performance. Access to a cloud drive with photos will be shared after the event. 

Facilities generously provided by Westcliff Elementary School, Ebony McDonald, Principal, and Sara Luna, Campus Administrator, and Fort Worth Independent School District Visual and Performing Arts Department, Christine Avila, Executive Director, Jennifer Martin, Orchestra Coordinator.

The Texas Institute OrchestraFest and Texas Institute for Orchestra Studies are educational initiatives of Caminos del Inka, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.  Funding is provided by individual donors and by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, Arts Fort Worth and the City of Fort Worth, Texas and by Stantec Consultants.